When Congress leaders condemned the Montagu-Chelmsford Report, many moderates left party to from the

When the Montagu–Chelmsford proposals were condemned by Congress leaders, a number of moderate or liberal leaders chose to leave the party rather than join the growing anti-reform sentiment. Led by Surendranath Banerjee, these moderates organized themselves into a separate formation called the Indian Liberal Federation, explicitly to work the limited reforms offered and pursue moderate constitutional methods [1]. The Montagu–Chelmsford reforms and the political developments of 1918–19 widened the split between moderates and more radical nationalists, prompting this re-alignment of political forces within the national movement [2].

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1. [1] History , class XII (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 4: Advent of Gandhi and Mass Mobilisation > 4.2 Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms > p. 44
2. [2] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 14: First World War and Nationalist Response > Why the Agitation Faded Out by 1919 > p. 298